4:07 PM,
Jun. 21, 2013

Written by

Lauren Rudd
For Oshkosh Northwestern Media

The apparitions that continually mesmerize and beckon the unsuspecting were well-illustrated during Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's recent news conference. Bernanke's confirmation that the Fed is always considering when to begin reducing its $85 billion in monthly asset purchases sent stocks tumbling and Treasury yields to a 15-month high. Such activity reminds one of the Sirens in Greek mythology whose seductive songs lured sailors to their death.

Gullibility is rich fare for those who feast on the carrion of the uninformed. To quote from "Idiot America" by Charles Pierce, "Fact is that ...